/tags/pesticide Pesticide en-US Copyright Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:32:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-07/dangerous-herbicide-used-on-california-crops-banned The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:32:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-07/dangerous-herbicide-used-on-california-crops-banned Rachel Becker /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-23/epa-updates-protections-from-pesticide-drift-for-farmworkers-communities The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced it will more closely weigh in on the harm caused when pesticides drift away from farm fields onto nearby communities. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:37:59 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-07-23/epa-updates-protections-from-pesticide-drift-for-farmworkers-communities Alejandro Figueroa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2020-02-03/pollinator-health-is-the-focus-of-proposed-epa-pesticide-restrictions A new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency could add restrictions to a group of insecticides that are known to have harmful effects on bees… Mon, 03 Feb 2020 13:24:20 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2020-02-03/pollinator-health-is-the-focus-of-proposed-epa-pesticide-restrictions Erik Neumann